Pathology

The Pathology Center of Anhui Medical University was established under the leadership of the First Affiliated Hospital through the integration of the hospital’s Department of Clinical Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics Center, Biobank, and the Department of Pathological Anatomy of the School of Basic Medical Sciences. It is a comprehensive discipline integrating medical services, education, and research. The discipline is a national first-batch key clinical specialty, a key clinical specialty of Anhui Province, and a plateau discipline under the hospital’s “Dengfeng Program.” It is also an institution authorized to train doctoral and master’s students at Anhui Medical University.

The pathology discipline was established in 1949, when the university relocated from Shanghai to Anhui. In 1981, it was authorized to confer master’s degrees. Over the years, 12 individuals have received special allowances from the State Council and the provincial government, and 7 individuals have been elected as members or standing committee members of the Pathology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association. There are currently 85 permanent employees, including 48 in the diagnostic group and 37 in the technical group; 68 hold graduate degrees, 20 hold senior professional titles, 4 are doctoral supervisors, and 13 are master’s supervisors. In addition, there are nearly 30 graduate students in clinical pathology or resident physicians undergoing standardized residency training. The discipline currently serves as a standing committee member institution of the pathology branches of the Chinese Medical Association, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, and the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, and as the institution of the chairperson or chairperson-elect of the pathology branches of the Anhui Medical Association, Anhui Medical Doctor Association, and Anhui Anti-Cancer Association.

In 1985, the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology was founded at Anhui Medical University. The discipline once took the lead in organizing the compilation of China’s first Clinical Technical Practice Standards (Pathology Volume). It currently has subspecialties including breast pathology, gastrointestinal pathology, genitourinary pathology, thoracic, pulmonary and mediastinal pathology, neuropathology, cytopathology, and molecular pathology. Over the past decade, it has received more than 10 grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, including 4 approved in 2024; won 16 provincial- and ministerial-level scientific and technological progress awards; published more than 10 academic monographs; and published more than 500 academic papers.